Paula Monjé

Paula Monjé (* 1849 in Düsseldorf ; † May 4, 1919 there ) was a German painter from the Düsseldorf School .

Life

Paula Monjé, daughter of the division preacher at the Düsseldorf garrison church Hermann Monjé († 1849 in Wesel) and Maria, a née Bölling from Düsseldorf, did not receive her training at the Düsseldorf Art Academy , but privately from Eduard Gebhardt and Wilhelm Sohn . Her fellow students were Julia Schily-Koppers , Sophie Meyer (1847–1921), Margaret Harte and Margarete Loewe (1859–1932). In Paris , Monjé studied in Courtois' studio. Study trips took her to the Netherlands and Italy. Monjé painted mainly portraits and genre pictures . Paula Monjé was a member of the Allgemeine Deutsche Kunstgenossenschaft , as well as in the Association of Düsseldorf Artists and the Association of Düsseldorf Artists for Mutual Support and Help and took part in numerous exhibitions, including the Berlin Academy exhibitions in the art barracks from 1878 to 1884 and in 1894 the international art exhibition in the Glaspalast in Munich and has been regularly represented at exhibitions by the Düsseldorf gallery owners Eduard Schulte and Bismeyer & Kraus since the late 1870s . In 1891 she was awarded the Prize of the Association of Berlin Women Artists . As a member of the Malkasten Artists' Association , she contributed to the anniversary exhibition in the Kunsthalle with the portrait of Edmund Henoumont . Her studio was in the Eiskellerberg between 1895 and 1901, at the same time as the painters Carl Becker Wilhelm Döringer , Heinrich Otto , Rudolf Zahner (1825–1903) and Hugo Zieger . After that, until her death, she retired to her private address in Rochustraße, where she shared an apartment with her older sister Eugenie (* 1845).

Works (selection)

• Patrician (portrait of an old lady), 1878, Nationalgalerie Berlin (lost)
• Portrait of a woman in old German costume , 1878
• Laughing old woman , 1878
• German Folk Festival in the 16th Century , 1883, National Gallery Berlin
• Portrait of a Young Lady , 1888
• Putti concert , 1889
• Portrait of a Noble Woman , Haynes Fine Art at the Bindery Galleries
• Portrait of a Lady and Portrait , 1894
• Knee Picture of Robert cell , oil on canvas, H 129 cm x W 95 cm, around 1895, City Museum Berlin
• Portrait of a Lady , 1897

literature

• Rudolph Vierhaus (Ed.): Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie , Volume 7, Menghin - Pötel, Sauer, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-598-25037-8 , p. 179

Individual evidence

1. ↑ finding aid 212.01.04 (Excel). List of pupils of the Düsseldorf Art Academy from the years 1830–1895 in inventory BR 0004 Düsseldorf Government Presidential Office No. 1558 to No. 1562 , on archive.nrw.de, accessed on January 27, 2017
2. ↑ A painter of high quality, local history association and city museum present Schily-Koppers-Raum , press release of the city of Borken, dated February 8, 2008, accessed on March 12, 2016
3. ↑ in German Biographical Encyclopedia , Volume 7, Sauer, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-598-25037-8 , p. 179 a Jean Baptiste Courtois is named, although it is not the Italian church painter and copper engraver Jean-Baptiste Courtois can trade with French origin. Addendum p. 234 names Jean Baptiste Courtois French painter (1819–1870).
4. ^ Members of the Allgemeine Deutsche Kunstgenossenschaft in 1890 , on wladimir-aichelburg.at, accessed on March 12, 2016
5. ^ Karl Bone: Düsseldorf and its surroundings, Städtebilder-Verlag, Zurich, 1890. Appendix. Short guide. P. 72
6. ^ Catalog for the anniversary exhibition of the "Malkasten" on the occasion of its 50th foundation festival, July 1898, portraits of the members. P. 13
7. ^ Edmund Henoumont was a captain a. D. and with Otto Erdmann (painter) belonged to the "Kaiserfest-Comité of the artists 'association' Malkasten '", which in 1877 prepared Wilhelm I's visit to the "Malkasten" artists' house.
8. ↑ Monjé, Paula, Rochusstrasse. 25, studio: Eiskellerberg 1; , Address book of the city of Düsseldorf for 1901, p. 891
9. ↑ Civil status births September 19, 1845: Eugenie, Emilie, T. Division of the preacher Monje, PPST. , in Düsseldorfer Kreisblatt and Daily Anzeiger, No. 272, from October 6, 1845
10. ^ Directory of the works of living artists exhibited in the temporary exhibition building on Cantianplatz (1878)
11. ^ Image: German folk festival in the 16th century
12. ↑ Directory of works by living artists exhibited in the temporary exhibition building on Cantianplatz (1884)
13. ↑ Paula Monjé: German folk festival in the 16th century , the picture came to the Nationalgalerie as a gift from the artist in 1888 , on smb-digital.de
14. ↑ Portrait of a young lady ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , at auction house Stahl, accessed on March 12, 2016 
15. ↑ Putten concert, 1889 , on Lotissimo, accessed on 12 March 2016
16. ↑ Portrait of a Noble Woman
17. ^ Illustrated catalog of the Munich annual exhibition of works of art from all nations in the Glaspalast, Franz Hanfstaengl Kunstverlag, Munich, 1894
18. ^ Portrait of Robert Cell - Lord Mayor of Berlin, Paula Monjé, around 1895 (inventory number GEM 65/23) , from Stadtmuseum Sammlung Online, accessed on December 4, 2017
19. ↑ Monjé, Paula, Kniebild Robert cell, Lord Mayor of Berlin , on Lost Art, accessed on March 12, 2016
20. ↑ Portrait of a Lady, 1897 ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , on Auctionata